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ouicklime instead of Cremation.

Cremation seems to make but slow
progress, and comes, indeed, SO violently
into conflict with popular prejudices and
beliefs that there is little chance Of its
gaining footing in this country for the
next fifty or 100 years. Meanwhile our
cemeteries are overlooking, and some inn
proved method of disposing Of the dead
is an imperative necessity. Shall / be
shocking anybody if suggest that in all
cemeteries quiclllime should be used and
that strong oak collins should be dis
carded in favor of light wickerwork re-
ceptacles.
The idea is suggested by curious piece
OF information communicated TO me by
an official of Newgate, where, as is well
known, all murderers are buried in quick
lime. When Lipsld was hanged the other
day grave was dug for him, as usual,
within the prison walls, and, space there
being limited, the spot selected for the
purpose was that where Wainwright was
buried ten or twelve years ago. On the
earth being dug into, only faint streak
of lime was found to mark the place
where the body Of the notorious murderer
of Harriet Lane was laid. Flesh, bones,
clothing everything had disappeared,
and the soil was, moreover, as sweet us
if it had done nothing but grow butter
cups and daisies. Imagine what would
have been the result had an ordinary
grave been dug into in this fashion. What
a mass of corruption would have breath
ed forth contagion" to the world And,
be it remembered, the disappearance of
the body was, no doubt, as complete at
the end of three months as at tho end of
ten years. or Lipski himself there is now
probably only a streak Of lime left. What
reasonable objection could there be to the
adoption Of quicklime as purifier of our
cemeteries? Its only effect would be to
hasten the dissolution which we all know
to be inevitable. London Life.
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All the conductors ON the Maine Gem
trail railway have been provided by the
management OF the road with cases con-
tanning remedies to be used in cases Of
accident, such as linen and rubber BAN
dages, plaster, surgical instruments,
medicines, liniments, ETC., with books Of
directions. Every conductor will be his
own doctor. The occasions are frequent
ALSO in times Of accident, when physi-
clans are passengers upon trains; but they
are often handicapped by lack Of proper
instruments. A further step in the right
direction would be to have all train
hands and employees instructed in "aids
to the injured. Popular Science News.
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So Much for Brag.

"Savages are but shades of ourselves, :"
says Mr.. Herbert Ward, recalling his
Ovid. "The other day, at Lukunga, I
was sitting with some natives around a
big camp fire. They were relating, in an
excited manner, many instances of the
prowess and bravery-how, shooting ele-
plants, they had been knocked down by
the brutes, but had escaped, owing to
their courage and agility; what wonders
they had done in the fields Of sports and
battle. Crackl bangl went log Of wood
ON the fire, accompanied with shower
of sparks. One and all, they leaped up
with a cry and went off, heller SHELTER,
away off in the grass. So much for
,bragr'-New York Graphic.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-23

The only people in the world who have
fallen into the grievous error of striving
10 subsist almost entirely upon potatoes
are the Irish. II cannot be doubted that
nearly or quite all the ills that trouble
unhappy Ireland arc due to the humble
potato. The Irish are the meanest fed
people living in civilized land of which
we have any knowledge; they are in
condition Of semi-starvation, even when
in their highest prosperity.
Every visitor in Ireland is struck with
the spot bellied" appearance Of the ma
tives, men and women. This abnormal
aistenticn Of the abdominal walls is due
10 the enormous amount of potatoes they
are compelled to consume, in order to
maintain a tolerable degree Of health.
r. this people would quit the cultivation
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sale Of Autographs.

At recent sale of autographs in Bos-
ton one of Isaac Allerton, who came here
in the Mayfower, fetched 1928; an auto
graph poem of William Cullen Bryant,
81; letter Of Robert Browning, 1925;
of Henry Ward Beecher, $1.25; of jeff
Davis, $1.75, and of Gen. Garfield, rs
cents. Three pages Of manuscript signed
by Henry w. Longfellow were sold for
1925; one page Of James Russell Lowell,
$t.8J; two pages Of Harriet Martineau,
$1.37; two pages of Christine Nilsson,
$2.12, and two pages Of Wendell Phillips,
81 1-2 cents.--New York Sun.
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TIE HOMELESS.

God help the honelessi wanderers ON the earth
For whom no oofinciines its sbeltering caves,
No flreside CLOVIS; no voice of love or mirth
Calls to the garden flowers, the hillside sheaves.
'Tis theirs to see the CLEAN in cottage pancs;
The happy groups about the hearth at eve;
While they must cross the moors through chilling
rains,
And hide in hut or hedge as twilight wanes,
Without the wind for all their woes 20 grieve.
Sad hearts the wayside and the wilderness
Are near to heaven as any fire lit ROOM
Despairing Hagar angels stoop to bless;
God talks with Moses In the desert gloom;
And life is but path to his repose,
Whether we walk through meads Of JOY and love
Or in lone wastes where every tempest blows;
Some peerless morn we reach our journeys close,
And 10! the rapture of the home abovel
Edna Dean Proctor.
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A Rain of Wood Ants.

The city of Nancy, in France, ON July
21, suffered the strange visitation of a
rain Of wood ants. It was about 5 o'clock
in the afternoon when the shower"
came up, and the insects, both winged
and 'unwinged, fell upon the streets and
public places, and ON the heads of passers
by. like snow squat, for about an hour.
Most Of the town was literally covered
with ants. They are supposed to have
been taken up somewhere and brought
to the place by the strong gusts which
preceded a severe storm that fell upon tie
city during the night. Popular Science
Monthly.
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Tho Queens Big Pie.

The queens jubilee was recently tar
Oily celebrated in DENLY Dale, England,
by the baking and eating Of an immense
pie, the traditional way in which DENLY
Dale celebrates. The pie was eight feet
In diameter and two feet deep. 1t con-
tanned 800 pounds of flour, $3.50 pounds
Of beef, 1870 of mutton, 100 of veal, 1870
Of lamb, $50 Of pork, 100 Of lard, so Of
butter, 80 couples Of rabbits, three hares,
AZ fowls, 40 pigeons, 10 grouse, II
ducks, 4 plovers, turkey, geese and
100 small birds, together with 500 pounds
Of potatoes, 40 pounds Of beef suet and
40 pounds Of drippings. New York Sun.
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There recently appeared a communica-
ton from Oliver White, secretary of the
Peoria, Ills, Scientific association, headed
"Self Mending Snakes, . in which he re-
lates of breaking one of these reptiles
into pieces from one to two inches long,
from the anus to the tip of its tail--two-
thirds of the whole length Of the way
then placing a cage over him. On return
ing to the place twenty-four hours after
the snake was there, sound and whole, in
full length.
A similar operation is performed by the
insect known as the earwig. One resting
on a board was cut in two with knife,
when the head half crawled away about
q foot, and, after making circuit, came
back to the tail half, butted against it,
and was again united wit, when the SOW
cred insect became whole--a perfect, liv-
ing, moving object. Can you or any OF
your readers, Mr.. Editor, give scientific
reason for or an explanation Of this most
marvellous operation of the self mending
snake and the earwig? Are there any
other insects, reptiles or living objects
that do the same?-Charles Marseilles in
Scientific American.
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rHE LATEST NovELTY N WATCHES


"Have you seen the latest novelty ia
watches en asked Broadway jewelry of
reporter
Tho reporter hadn't, and said so.
"Well, resumed the jeweler, sI'n
show 1t TO you, Il is worn On tho little
finger Of the left hand. You don't be-
iieve 1t? Look here.
He reacheI into the showcase and
brought forth q seal ring.
Nov, said he, THAT looks like the
ordinary seal ring. IL isn'i though. y
A spring just beneath the setting was
touched and he stone flew open like the
cover Of IA watch and revealed miniature
dial with Tiny pold hands The reporter
iaIsed Il 20 his ear The little timepiece
was ticking away with the regularity Of
rs bigger brrtil,cn From The top of
he stone sr,iiup projected very small
,rvrIed stem TOR ~ludins
show lng will + las p -ked The re-
porter
Il is u miracle rf ipveu,,uu. said he
ipweier 81 he works ar. reduced 10 the
smallest possible compass. aud they all
asst as long hs those in III. nrdinary
watch They are wnr,h $45. bur they
are hardly on the market as yet - Neto
York Egening Post.
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FRED DOUGLASS AT THE ooWDEN.
GATE.
ny REV. J. 8. nAsKIN, D. D.

Fred Douglass, dotted this mortal state,
stood waitin' at the Gowden Gate,
Inquirin' for 81. Peter.
Iie heard within that gran aud hymn,
Like distant waters. bTeakin' dim,
Old Hundred, in Long Meter.
He knocked, and knocked, aud waitin stood
While white folks, great multitude,
Went in, without cessation
He thought he heard in undertone.
This Is the white folks gate, aloneln
Distract, In CONSERVATION.
They hurried through. without q glance
He was to them ma circumstance
Upon the very canter:
He saw their backs were mastly labeled
For places In advance they'd cabled,
And hailed doom from Atlanta.
At lergth There came one martyr, Glenn,
And pointed TO an auld slave-pen,
Fitted for Niger quarters.
II stood against the city. walls,
Arranged within with puld-iime stalls,
Just as before they fought US.
" Your name. l think is Douglass, Sir
An Niger poisoDs in You stir,
o hell itsei' tn IN iectionl
Ten thousand wons you must walt,
Till You are purgrd without the gate;--
Submit, then, to inspection.
" For, Heaven no place, as we as earth,
Can find for those o. Niger birth
For Master or for Madam:
You married. too on earth white -
And that deserves deeper night
Than FIRST hefel auld Adam y
And sac the Gowden Gate was slammed,
Aud In yon pen was Douglass cranmed
For doom sac unrelnxin'.
Till he hPd passed from state o. state,
Been bleached all white from heel TO pate,
AM made an Anglo saxon
$500 --Amerfcda dfissionafv
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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
BELVIDERE DIVISION


Trains for Ne,c York and Philadelphia
On and after June 25th. 1887
Leave Manunka Chunk 700 a m, and 1920, 400
Leave Belvidere 705 a m, and 1927, 4.25 and 6.a6
Leave Phillipsburg 7.2G M, and iOo 4.52 and
1908 I'M.
Leave Frenchtown 1853 a m, 1876, 5.22 and 1888
Leave Pennington $50 100 and AS m.
Arrive Lambertville $40 m, 1850 and 5.lS m.
Leave Lambertyille 1905 and $50 m, 2.Us, $3.50,
and S.04 pm.
Arrive Philadelphia (Kensington) 9.15 and 1853
a m, 407, 800 p m. and 1919 night.
Arrive Philadelphia Broad street Station) 8.4S
and y.55 m, $50, 7, so and $50 p m.
Arrive New York. via Trenton, 0.20 and 1910
n. $50, $50 and 1925 p m.
Trains from Philadelphia and Nesc York
Leave New York, via Trenton, 7.20, 1iloa m
200. 800 and 500 m.
Leave Philadelphia KensiugtOn) TAO m, 1905.
lie Leave Philadelphia BROAD Street station) 500
q m, 1901, 2.4O, 40Uand 500 pm.
Leave Trenton 9.05 m, l2o $50. ADA and 100
Arrive Lambertviile 9.4oa m, i.5s, 4.a5, 524 and
Leave Lambertville for Pennington s.44 m. 200
Arrive Pennington 1914 a m. 2.55 and s.5s m.
Leave Lamberfyiile for Manunka Chunk $40
m, i.5S, 524 and TAO ? m.
Leave Frenchtown i0li m. FPS, $50 and sl3
Leave phillipsburg 1872 and 1913 M. s.os, s.25
and $50 IN.
Arrive Belvidere 1000 and ILL., m, o.5l b.o2,
9.23 p m.
700 and $50 m.
Belvldere and CASTOR Accom-. leaves Lehigh
Jdnction 73O a. m, and arrives Belyidere 500
M Returning leaves Belvidere $40 a. M; ar
riyes Lehigh junction 6.3S a. N.
Additional train leaves Lehigh Junction, $3.50
a. M arrives Manunka Chunk 1907 a.
Additional trains leave Beyidere Tor Manunka
Chunk Az. q. M, and 0c p. m. Returning, leave
Manuuka Chunk for BelyIdere 705 a. m, and
Freight or mixed trains leaving Manunka
Chunk at $40 A. M. Beis idere 622 a. IN, arriving
Lehigh Junction ITO a. m. and train leaving
Mannnka Chunk 1918 m. Belyidere 1923 q. m,
arIiye Lehigh Junction li4o M, carry pas
sengers.
Connection fs made at Manunka Chunk with
Delaware Lackawanna 8 Western Railroad; Lee
high Junction with Lehigh Valley Lehigh Sus-
quehanna, Morris Essex, and New Jersey Central
railroads. At Lambertville With Pennington Rail-
road. AT Trenton With trains to and from New
York Camden. &c
For further information. see timetables, which
can be obtained al the ticket Offices
Gene General Manager. eensralPassengs, Agent.
f. w. JACKSON.
Gen'i supt u R. r. ofN.J. Div.
FRANK ELLAfAKER. supt Belyidere Div
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mIsslonarIss rorget HOW Luxurles look.

Missionaries Forget How Luxuries Look.
Some idea Of the luxury in which mis-
sionaries are supposed to live may be
gathered from the following: A mission
airy lady has been making up package
Of articles in this city to send TO her
brother in the Chinese field, and friend
asked her what he might add that would
be acceptable as a gift. sect him a
sealed can Of ginger snaps" said she.
ssYou have no idea how they win be ap-
preciated out there. Springfield Union,
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THE TWO COMMANDERS.
Grant and Lee at Appomattox--A strlIx-
ing Contrast.

Nef1sA.t ottsA tss'o Nv N pPohAhbtoA-<. isthhA-
Ing Contrast.
The contrast between the two comman-
ders was very striking, and could not
fail to attract marked attention, as they
sat ten feet apart facing each other.
General Grant, then nearly As years of
age, was 8 feet inches In height, with
shoulders slightly stopped. His hair and
full beard were nut brown, without a
trace OF gray in them. He had on q
single breasted blouse, made Of dark blue
flannel, unbuttoned in front, and show
ing waistcoat underneath. He wore
an ordinary pair Of top boots, with his
trousers inside, and was without spurs.
The boots and portion Of his clothes were
spattered with mud. He had had on a
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-23

Germ treatment il ali htheria is srg-
gested through the Medical Journal, Y
by washing the mouth aud nasal passages
of patients regularly with potassium
permanganale as a preventive or check
to the plopagation Of the specific org IN
ism Of the disease.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-23

Of the potato, and supply its place with
cereal grains, Ireland would soon become
. happy and prosperous nation. Popular
Science News.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-23

Captain BauIdry, IT New Bedford,
this year kill q tt,rty five whales and
secnr d 2.80c barrels Of Oil and AZ. 900
pc lnds Of bone.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-23

Inhale warm salt water through your
nose II you wish to cure your cold, says
m eastern doctor.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-11
PERSONAL,

SAM JONES is supporting four young men at
college IN Georgia.
The Duke of Argyll is considered the best
speaker in the House OF Lords.
ROSCOE CONKLING talks of going abroad in
June and remalpln until September.
IDLER Won SEYFRIED, a noDleman OF long
descent, is the public executioner OF Vienna
CARDINAL MANNING has become a vice
president Of the London Newspaper Press
Fund.
SBNHER CEREAL, the Bolivian Minister at
Washington, has been recalled ut his own re-
quest.
the senator ia Texas Will not cripple him per-
lnanenuy.
WALT WHITMAN Will be rendered recep-
ton at the Madison Square theatre, New
YORK, April Il.
REV. DR.. MCGLYNN mas arranged to res de
permanently IN Brooklyn and to care for MS
sisters children.
THE men whose names appear on the bond
OF Postmaster MOwry, of Charleston, s. C.,
represent about S3,O0O,000.
SPEAKER JAMES WILLIAM Hustled. of the
New York Legislature, wears corded blue
silk neckue ami as-lnch diamond stud
presented by some friends.
GEN. LEw WALLACE rejoices. "i}en Huro
Is in lts one huudradth ana siXty-Gf thou
] Ia D.
iUrs beginning 81 was rampant iuhdel until
! read Ben Hur'" do not now Invariably
draw cneck out OF him.
JOSEPH I. BRAIEE, Of the British Trade
journal. London industrial monthly publ-
cation, is making IA tour of the United States
a. sp5cat com Intssion fsehHff OF the pro-
posed American exhibition announced to
open In London on Mag 2.
THE Due pAgmale has forwarded 80 tho
Prince OF aiss check for -, 200 in aid Of
the Imperial Institute Fund, accompanied
by letter which SAYS the contribution n "A
marx OF his profound aud Respectful! attach
mont 10 Her Majesty the Queen. and An IN
dication Of his feelings toward Che British
monarchy ON the occaal0n OF hor majesty's
golden jubilee. H ..f
MRs. CLEVELAND, Mrs. Julia Gardiner
Tyler, Mrs. James X. POtk, Mrs. X. IS. HAyes.
NJ ~ Rose hli2sbst0 Cleveland. Mrs. Julia
Dent Grant, AIRS. James a. Garfield. Mrs
Harriet Lane Johnson, Mrs. Ellen Arthur
Mc ElrON Mrs. PaterrOl tsisinr OF President
johnson! aud Alrs. SEM Ie (stepdaug liter OF
the nrst hrs. 10 ierJ are ths LYNX "ladic. OF
the White Hou-e.n 700
WnEN Mrs. Rush. the pretty wife OF tho
owner OF tGe yacht CUrOnot. wa Informed
that Tie vesse had wOa The race she sbrieked
a pTeuy llttle ehrlck aud exclaimed: ''l'm 30
glad didn't want her put int0 rae.
Shoe such h lovely boat AMI was W. AFRAID
something would happen b. her. We're All
10 f0nl 0i her. We went across on her lAsl
season. sou knpw. And the dispatch aaBs
All vel on board. That BE- such good ne 81.
hm ~ glad 20 Oue was hurt or l0st over
uoaid. Was 20 airhid 81 That. ! hdiiif lie
paw ntlesa J. ~ right and VIII SET 10 5000.
bnt Fm gao 80 over"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-11
CORPsEs FOR CHINA.
The Bones of 1000 MongolIans Await
ing shipment
From the Chfcq0o Tribune.

From the Chtcd0O Tribune.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, April 3.-To-dav was
one of the three great festivals In the year
when the Chinese go out to Point Lebos Gem
etery and feast the souls of their departed.
From o'clock in the morning until noon
there we're thousands of Mongolians placing
meat offerings on the graves and burning
joss-sticks and frecrackers. The procession
of hacks and wagons mum bered about 500, and
the debris left on the ground after the affair
was over resulted in wholesale gathering of
tramps and dogs for moonlight
Chinese dinner. The white super.
intendent of the Monaghan burial
ground estimates that the PACK Of corpses for
shipment back to China will exceed 1000
for the season, and all the examinations will
have to be performed under government
supervision before removal from the Gem etery
will oe allowed. The corp5es must nave been
under the ground for two years, and then
they are not allowed in the oity limits unless
Theoretically packed. There is not the
slightest indication of the Chinese giving up
this custom of shipping back their dead to
China, and, except with converts to Chris
tianiGy, the rule is always followed. 1t is a
very costly custom, ana the imposts on it are
increasing, but these are met with indif-
ference by the rich Chinese corporations who
undertake the matter.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-11
RUssIA's UPsTART NOBILITY.
A Scene That Could Not Have Been
Pleasant to One of the Actors.
From the Neeo York Tri6u,


The upstart nobility of Russia is not held in
tors. 1t is said of Suwsrotf, the great cam
palgner, that ne once took down" one of
these mushroom counts in a way tnat has be-
come tradition at st. Petersburg. The Gen
eral had retured from victorious campaign
and received the congratul a'ions of the Gear
through Count kutalssoH, who had been the
body-servant OF the GRAM Duke Paul, and at
the GROWING of his master had been made a
count. Suwaroff received his visitor hospita-
bly,, and pleaded the falling memory of an
old man as his excuse tor not recalling his
family name. 81 suppose the Kutaissoffs
fought against the enemies of Russia and SO
earned their title" he said in an apologetic
way. The Count owned that he had never
been a soldier.
Then, doubtless, you have filled some I'M
portant foreign mission?"
Never your hlghness."
"Or been in the COuncll?"
Nor that either"
Then permit me to ask, Count, what dis
tinguised office you have filled?"
II had the honor to be the body servant OF
his majesty" was the embarrassed reply,
ION! ali! my very honorable Count very :"
and the Old General rang for his servant
''Troschka, you hog!" he said when he ap-
peared, 'how often nave told you to stop
your drinking and stealing and TO no pur-
pose. Now just look at this gentleman. He
was mental like you, but ne didn't drink
nor steal, and now he is master of the Cars
stables and Count INTO the bargain See
now what a chance fools like you have got. If
you half try
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-11

A convention Of the Naval Stores Man.
I ufacturers' Protective Association will
meet at Jesup to-day. Il is expected
that several matters Of vital interest 20
! the naval stores manufacturers will be
/ discussed. The association proposes to
/ present 10 the Legislature at Its SUNNI er
/ session bill, the purpose OF whioh Is to
remedy several evils Of which the manu-
! fscturers complain. The leading iea-
lures of the bill will be submitted to the
| convention to-day for its consideration.
One of the objects of the bill is to prevent
the practice OF ''horning," which was
thoroughly explai ned and condemned by
the MORNING NEWS year or
so ago. The bill has other
objects OF more or less Importance,
which, doubtless, will receive careful
attention. Ii the manufacturers are
laboring under burdens which they ough I
not to bear they should have relief, and
the Legislature can be depended upon to
give them a patient hearing and to do
what is right to all parties concerned.
The factors claim that they are dealing
fairly and honestly with the manufac-
turers. This the manufacturers deny
that is, SO far as the majority of the fac
tors are concerned. Now, would it not
be advisable for the manufacturers,
at the Jesup convention, to present
briefly and clearly their charges
against the factors of whom they
complain, showing exactly how they are
injured by the practices which they con-
denim? To this bill of Indictment let the
factors make an answer. IL they refuse
10 answer the public will be at liberty TO
interpret their refusal as a confession. II
they answer the issue will be made up,
and the members of the Legislature will
have it before them to consider before
they meet in July. What is wanted is
the exact truth, and when that is found
out it will not be long before justice is
done.
The association says that there are
factors in this city against whom the
manufacturers have no complaint to
make. 1t is to be presumed, therefore,
that they are guilty of none OF the
practices which the manufacturers re-
gard as Objectionable They are cap
ness intrusted to them. What the
public would like to know, Therefore, is,
why do not the manufacturers deal ex-
clusively with them? By doing so would
they not bring about the reforms which
the Naval Stores Manufacturers Protec-
tive Association is seeking to effectl BY
dealing with factors whom they claim
are guilty of dishonest practices when
there are responsible factors whom they
admit are conspicuous for fair dealing,
the manufacturers give ground for sus-
picion that they are aiming at something
which they are keeping in the back
ground.